Click to read the article
Comment
08/07/08
Rate this Movie 
Planet of the Apes (2001)
45 %
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted: 153
Fresh: 69
Rotten:84
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: This remake of Planet of the Apes can't compare to the original in some critics' mind, but the striking visuals and B-movie charms may win you over.
Theatrical Release: Jul 27, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $178,094,583
Synopsis: In remaking this classic sci-fi horror film, director Tim Burton takes on a whopping challenge and succeeds. Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) is part of a space station crew that, in the year 2029, is conducting experiments in... [More]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham-Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan
Director: Tim Burton
Get This Movie
Reviews for Planet of the Apes
Burton's singular vision is missing from this mishmash of a remake, part sci-fi, part adventure, part ape-human romance, but unsatisfying on any level. Mark Wahlberg's pallid turn doesn't help and neither does the PG-13 rating which proves confining
10/05/06
Click to read the article
02/09/06
Top Critic While Edward Scissorhands could have come from no other imagination, Apes could have been directed by any action director and come out fairly similar to this.
12/06/04
It is like an elaborate card trick that has 30 steps but the deck was rigged so that the card you picked was obviously predetermined
07/13/04
Click to read the article
02/24/04
Click to read the article
12/15/03
Click to read the article
12/15/03
...one of the most entertaining check-your-brain-at-the-door flicks in recent years.
08/01/03
Like Burton's Sleepy Hollow, another grim triumph of set design over story.
05/30/03
The apes of '68 may now appear more comical than scary but their 2001 descendants are truly terrifying.
04/01/03
Mark Wahlberg is no Chuck Heston, and Lady Liberty doesn't make an appearance.
03/20/03
Click to read the article
01/07/03
Top Critic Planet of the Apes has talking monkees, yes, but it doesn’t seem to have figured out a damn thing about human behavior, primate behavior or, most importantly, even what it wants to say.
11/18/02
Latest News for Planet of the Apes
August 09, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Chan and Tucker Back in Action
Another wide assortment of summer offerings will hit the multiplexes across North America this weekend. The action-comedy sequel Rush Hour 3 leads the way as the main course and... More...
April 03, 2007:
Wahlberg Less Optimistic About "Departed" Sequel
Not too long ago, "The Departed" survivor Mark Wahlberg was buzzing around and proposing ideas for a sequel. Although we've been told that screenwriter William Monahan... More...
February 13, 2007:
Nicolas Cage as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
Of course you know the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment from Walt Disney's "Fantasia." It's the one where Mickey has to deal with a gigantic army of magical... More...
October 19, 2006:
Helena Bonham Carter Joins Tim Burton's New Project
It's a piece of casting news that'll please many, but shock no one: Helena Bonham Carter has been cast opposite Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's movie version of "Sweeney... More...
Related Forums for Planet of the Apes
www.evolvedape.com
by: rottenbart 3/25/06
by: rottenbart 3/25/06
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
 83% |
Tropic Thunder |
| 96% |
WALL-E |
| 89% |
Kung Fu Panda |
| 88% |
Hellboy II: The Golden… |
 53% |
Get Smart |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 73% |
Wanted |
| 66% |
Chronicles of Narnia: … |
| 54% |
Step Brothers |
| 32% |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
| 38% |
The Longshots |
